When they came across the Walla Wallas, Chief Yellept wanted them to
stay in the area for awhile. He wanted them to meet their friends
and neighbors. Lewis and Clark
accepted this invitation. The Chief presented the captains with
firewood and roasted fish. Chief Yellept gave Clark a white horse,
and in return Clark gave the chief his sword. Many of the Walla Wallas
needed medical attention, and were happy to have York
around. That night about three hundred men and women danced to the fiddle.
On April 30, 1806 the Corps left the Walla Wallas. After a couple
of days, a couple of the Walla Wallas caught up to them
just to return a steel trap. Lewis and Clark both thought that these
were the most hospitable, honest, and sincere people that they had met
on the expedition. The Walla Wallas lived where Washington is today.
Sacagawea
Alana J. White
1997